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29836

ZIP 29836 is Martin, South Carolina, mostly in Allendale County; area code 803; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allendale +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
326
Coordinates
33.0852, -81.4960
☼ Live from 29836 — Martin, SC

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Where 29836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29836
  • 🔢 Type 29836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,836 = 2 × 2 × 7459. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29835 (Mc Cormick, SC, 74 mi away) and 29838 (Modoc, SC, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29836 becomes 63892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23968, 28369, 28396, 28693, 29368, 29386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96382 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,392 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,055 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29836 and you would come out at 33.09°S, 98.50°E — 1,013 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 102.3 square miles of land, 29836 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 78 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population326This ZIP326
Households165This ZIP165
Housing units253This ZIP253
Median age56.7This ZIP56.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median home value$108,200This ZIP$108,200South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees118This ZIP118
Annual payroll$8,095,000This ZIP$8,095,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$6,563,000This ZIP$6,563,000

Land area

Land area102.25 sq miThis ZIP102.25 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Counties 29836 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Allendale County 83.0%
Barnwell County 17.0%

ZIP codes near 29836

ZIPCityDistance
30426 Girard, GA 9.2 mi
29810 Allendale, SC 9.7 mi
29812 Barnwell, SC 11.1 mi
29849 Ulmer, SC 15.0 mi
29846 Sycamore, SC 16.2 mi
29827 Fairfax, SC 16.7 mi
30456 Sardis, GA 18.8 mi
29813 Hilda, SC 19.4 mi
29843 Olar, SC 19.5 mi
29932 Luray, SC 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29836?

29836 is in Martin, South Carolina, in Allendale County. Its published point location is 33.0852, -81.4960.

What county is 29836 in?

29836 spans 2 counties: Allendale County and Barnwell County. Most of it falls in Allendale County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 29836?

Martin uses area code 803, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29836 in?

29836 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29836?

About 326 people live in ZIP code 29836, in 165 households, at 3.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 29836?

The closest are 30426 (9.2 mi), 29810 (9.7 mi), 29812 (11.1 mi), 29849 (15 mi) and 29846 (16.2 mi).

Is 29836 a PO Box ZIP code?

29836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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